According to sources, the Mets are highly unlikely to acquire any players until January. The Mets have prioritized pitching over bench players, and expect to sign rotation and bullpen help before adding a fourth outfielder such as Reed Johnson or Fred Lewis and other position players. “We have definitely made pitching our top priority,” a team source said. The market for low-risk, potentially high-reward pitchers is slow-developing, though, and the Mets are willing to be patient. The Mets have yet to extend an offer to Chris Young, and are not engaged in further talks with Freddy Garcia. The Mets might still turn to Garcia later, if other plans fall through - benmaller.
Jenrry Mejia:
The Good: Mejia has pure power stuff. He generates both strikeouts and plenty of ground balls with a heavy 94-97 mph fastball that features natural sinking action. He'll flash a plus power curveball, but his changeup is his best secondary offering, with plenty of deception and late fade. His wide shoulders and thick lower half give scouts fewer concerns then they have for most shorter-than-average pitchers. The Bad: There are some concerns about Mejia's ability to handle a full-season workload, as he's missed considerable time each of the last two years and has yet to cross the triple-digit hump as far as innings. He can fall in love with his fastball and needs to work more on pitch sequencing as opposed to just blowing every hitter away. His velocity comes with some effort, and he can overthrow and lose his command. -
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Strange Game:
Yeah, there were many, many insane baseball games in 2010. But for seven mind-boggling hours of pure, cue-the-Twilight-Zone-theme-music strangeness, you couldn't beat this classic: Mets 2, Cardinals 1, in 20 seemingly never-ending innings April 17. • This game began with neither team scoring for 36 consecutive half-innings -- after which, of course, the same two teams scored in three half-innings in a row! First time in history anything like that had ever happened. • The winning team (the Mets) went all 20 innings without getting a hit with a runner in scoring position (0-for-7). - espn
Oliver Perez:
Duh. Has the three year, $36 million dollar contract given to Oliver Perez become the worst investment in major league history? The Mets received only negative value on the field (6.81 ERA in 112.1 innings, 100 walks, 21 home runs, and 99 strikeouts), at the cost of $36 million dollars. If the team cut Perez today, it’s still a net loss of around $48 million between the awful performance and contract. Think about it: Had Omar Minaya set all that money on fire two winters ago instead of signing Ollie, the Mets would be better off today. - patrickfloodblog.
Kirk Nieuwenhuis:
OF, Double-A/Triple-A, .289/.337/.510 in 433 PA - This is Nieuwenhuis’ line in Double-A. He struggled in 30 games in Triple-A but it was still a successful season for the former small college star. Nieuwenhuis was leading the Eastern League with 53 XBH when he was promoted. The big issue is if, like Ceciliani, he can stay in center. Last year I compared him to Nate McLouth, a guy stretched to play CF, but one capable of putting up a 20-20 line. There are doubts about Nieuwenhuis because of his NAIA pedigree. But he’s gotten better as he’s moved up the ladder and I’m going to believe in him until he gives me a reason not to. - mets360.
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